Written and directed by the first-time director Duncan Jones, Moon devotes itself to the mystery of the multiplying Sams. It’s a modest, melancholic undertaking, and a little virtuous, too.
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06/18/09
Moon (2009)
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Reviews Counted:158
Fresh:141
Rotten:17
Average Rating:7.4/10
Consensus: Boosted by Sam Rockwell's intense performance, Moon is a compelling work of science-fiction, and a promising debut from director Duncan Jones.
Rated: 15 [See Full Rating]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Theatrical Release:17-07-2009
Synopsis: It is the near future. Astronaut Sam Bell is living on the far side of the moon, completing a three-year contract with Lunar Industries to mine Earth’s primary source of energy, Helium-3. It is a... [More]
Reviews for Moon
Director Duncan Jones also taps into the visual style of Silent Running, which was directed by special effects wizard Douglas Trumbull. Taking his cue from Trumbull, Jones creates a vivid but far from perfect futuristic world.
06/18/09
Moon is a superior example of that threatened genre, hard science-fiction, which is often about the interface between humans and alien intelligence of one kind of or other, including digital.
06/18/09
Top CriticCo-writer/director Duncan Jones’ debut feature Moon is a modest but nonetheless exciting bit of (derivative) speculative fiction.
06/17/09
Jones is a methodical filmmaker, and he conveys his plot without mucking it up too terribly, but he's also dull.
06/15/09
The cool and unvarnished heir apparent to the throne of low budget indie sci-fi thrillers.
06/15/09
This excellent little science fiction film is a welcome throwback to an earlier era, when filmmakers used the canvas afforded by outer space and/or the future to explore ideas about the human condition.
06/15/09
This is a deep and inventive exploration into the human psyche, made believable thanks to a wonderful performance from Rockwell.
06/15/09
Very inventive.
06/15/09
I was inspired as much by the movie's egghead take on science ficiton as the bravura performance from Sam Rockwell at the center.
06/14/09
If only Hollywood was willing to make more science fiction films like this one.
06/14/09
Intriguing and suspenseful with awe-inspiring visuals and terrific, well-nuanced performances by Sam Rockwell in dual roles.
06/13/09
Rockwell excels at the burdensome task of playing against himself.
06/12/09
Though we love pretentious grand sci-fi, this film feels kind of thin, just a corporate scandal-philosoph'cal show.
06/12/09
As the two Sams struggle to find their humanity, the film struggles to find entertainment within the esoteric. While they're trying to figure it out, we're left stranded on the dark side of the moon.
06/12/09
Top CriticMr. Rockwell gives a brilliant performance, the physical production is impressive and Moon made me think.
06/12/09
By keeping the human element front and center throughout the film (and kicking the story into an intriguing new dimension at the end), the director has avoided winding up where so many extraterrestrial tales often do: lost in space.
06/12/09
Like a lot of great scifi, it tells a small, self-contained story while hinting at something far larger and more troubling... It's one of the best movies of the year.
06/12/09
The film's ideas are interesting, but don't feel entirely worked out, and Mr. Rockwell's intriguingly strange performance (or performances) is left suspended, without the context that would give Sam's plight its full emotional and philosophical impact.
06/12/09
Top CriticA science fiction movie based on actual ideas.
06/12/09
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